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Israeli policemen detain a Bedouin man during clashes that followed a protest against home demolitions in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, which is not recognised by the Israeli government, near the southern city of Beersheba, in the Negev desert. Photo Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty

A man is arrested by a member of the military police after people attempted to block the road with rocks, in the neighbourhood of Majengo in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as tensions rose with one day left of Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s mandate. Photo Griff Tapper/AFP/Getty

Military personnel confront police during a protest against the reform of their pension scheme in Brussels, Belgium. The military personnel demonstrate on the day of the King’s feast to express their dissatisfaction with the reform of their pension scheme. Photo Stephanie Lecocq/EPA

Police intervene when activists block the entrance of the European Commission while they protest in front of the building of the European Commission against the subsidies of Europe in the armaments industry in Brussels, Belgium. Police decide to close the neighborhood as a measure of security. Photo Stephanie Lecocq/EPA

Members of the Indonesian National Police (BRIMOB unit, Mobile Brigade Corps) hold riot guns as they stand in position during a security forces drill ahead of the Regional Head Elections 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo Bagus Indahono/EPA

A police officer stands guard after migrants burn down a shelter as authorities move in to clear the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France. Migrants are leaving the Jungle migrant and refugee camp by coach for a second day as French authorities clear the camp of an estimated 7000 people ahead of its demolition. Photo Jack Taylor/Getty

Indian Police officials guard the spot after an explosion in a market in Chandni Chowk area in New Delhi, India. Reports state one person was killed and five others injured in the explosion. Photo Rajat Gupta/EPA

A student from Wits University is arrested after clashes with police forces during ongoing protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ministry of education announced a 8 percent increase of university fees following calls by student demonstrators of a zero percent increase. The violent protests have spread to many of the countries higher education campuses and have been ongoing for several weeks. Photo Kim Ludbrook/EPA

An alleged drug user is arrested during a police operation against illegal drugs at a slum area in Manila, Philippines. According to reports, three people were killed by the police during the operation, a couple of days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out in response to EU and US criticism of the anti-drug campaign launched by his government. Since Duterte took office on June 30, more than 3,500 people have been killed in military operations and extrajudicial executions carried out as part of the anti-drug campaign, according to reports. Photo Mark R.Cristino/EPA

A pair of Chinese paramilitary policemen keep watch at a park in Beijing. Saturday was China’s National Day holiday, the start of a weeklong holiday period during which millions of Chinese travel and visit tourist sites. Photo Mark Schiefelbein/AP